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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2003-52 RESOLUTION NO, .2011-52 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ESTABLISHING THE FEE SCHEDULE FOR SEWER SYSTEM SERVICE CONNECTIONS, FEES, CHARGES AND DEPOSITS WHEREAS,pursuant to Chapter 14.36 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code,the City Council is authorized to collect fees and charges as a condition precedent to granting an application for sewer connection or an increase in water meter size. The fees and charges authorized by Chapter 14.36 may not exceed the estimated reasonable cost of providing facilities for the City's sewer system that will benefit the person being charged; and The City Council has reviewed a report dated May 2003, entitled"Sewer Master Plan"prepared by Kennedy/Jenks Consultants, ("Sewer Master Plan")which evaluates the impacts of future users on existing sewer facilities within the City and details the City's operation and maintenance of a City-wide wastewater collection and pumping system. The Sewer Master Plan includes a description of the City- wide sewer system, an analysis of the need for replacement of existing sewer facilities and construction of new facilities needed to serve new development and additional capacity demands, and sets forth the estimated costs of these improvements; and The Sewer Master Plan has been available for public inspection and review prior to consideration of this resolution by the City Council after a public hearing, NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby resolve as follows: I. The Sewer Master Plan is hereby adopted. 2. The Sewer System Charge of$1,579.00 shall be imposed for a sewer connection for a Single Family Dwelling Unit as defined in Chapter 14.36_ 3. The Sewer System Charge of$1,292.00 shall be imposed per sewer connection for a Multiple Family Dwelling Unit as defined in Chapter 14.36. 4. The Sewer System Charge for a sewer connection for a new non-residential project, shall be based on the water meter size relationship to an Equivalent Dwelling Unit ("EDU"), as defined in Chapter 14.36, as follows: Meter size (inches)and type EDUS Charge 5/8 1 1,795 3/4 1 1,795 1 2 3,590 I.5 3 5,385 2 5 8,976 3 11 19,747 03reso/sewer fees/5/30/03 1 Resolution No. 2003-52 Meter size(inches)and type EDUS Ch_ arae 4 Compound 17 30,517 4 Domestic and Turbine 33 59,240 6 Compound 33 59,240 6 Domestic and Turbine 67 120,275 8 Domestic 117 210, 032 10 Domestic 183 323,512 5. The Sewer Master Plan establishes that the Sewer System Charges authorized herein are charges for existing facilities and new facilities to be constructed in the future that will benefit the person being charged. 6. California Environmental Quality Act. The City Council hereby finds that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from the California Environmental.Quality Act ("CEQA") under Section 15273(a)(4) of the California.Code of Regulations, commonly known as the CEQA Guidelines. The City Council finds that this exemption applies because the charges authorized herein are for the purpose of obtaining funds for capital projects necessary to maintain service within existing service areas, and there is no reasonable possibility that the modification of the Sewer System Service Connection Fee and Charges authorized by Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 14.36 could negatively affect the physical environment. Any environmental impacts associated with specific projects that may be undertaken with the monies collected pursuant to this resolution and Huntington Beach Municipal Code Chapter 14.36 will be assessed as each project is formulated. The City Council also hereby finds that the adoption of this Resolution is exempt from CEQA pursuant to the Supplemental Environmental Categorical Exemptions adopted by the City Council pursuant to Resolution No. 4501, which provides that information collection which does not result in a serious or major disturbance to an environmental resource are exempt as a Class VI exemption. 'PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 7 day of July , 2003. ATTEST: d8 rozz. &����� City Clerk Mayor REVIEWED AND APPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM: S City Ad nistrator ity Attorney A AND APP VED: Director of Public Works 03reWsewer fees/5130/03 2 Res. No. 2003-52 STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss: CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH ) 1, CONNIE BROCKWAY, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council at an regular meeting thereof held on the 71th day of July 2003 by the following vote: AYES: Sullivan, Coerper, Green, Boardman, Cook, Hardy NOES: None ABSENT: None (Houchen out of room) ABSTAIN: None City Clerk and ex-officio C.Ark of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach, California